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(Cobourg, Ontario, Canada; March 16, 2017) The Linux Professional Institute (lpi.org) - the world's leading Linux certification organization - released version 4.5 of their LPIC-2 Linux Engineer certification earlier this month. The new developments reflect recent changes in Linux technology environments. New objectives were shaped with input from the open source community.... Read more

Author: Jon maddog Hall.
Some of my readers may know that I am the Chair for the Board of Directors of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). Like many things I do, this is a volunteer job, and I could not do it without help from many other volunteers.... Read more

LPI is launching a community-based consultation process to develop a new exam and certification for DevOps.
Designed to reflect the growing importance of DevOps collaboration models and tools in both system administration and software development, the planned certification will require candidates to pass an exam to be awarded LPI Certified Open Technology DevOps Engineer. The first exams will take place in Autumn 2017.... Read more

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